New Delhi: As Portugal went down to France, there was a lonely figure on the pitch who also walked into the sunset of his career.
After 15 glorious years, probably this was the last people saw of the fantastic Luis Figo.
It was one of the rarest sights one would have expected to see. The victorious Zidane and the vanquished Figo sharing their thoughts and jerseys at the end of the last fight.
Former team mates at Real Madrid, the two greats came together in an embrace of mutual respect - a gesture that made this game even more beautiful.
As he started his long walk back, Figo would have surely thought about the golden chance he missed.
Butter-fingered Barthez presented him with the chance of his lifetime, but Figo's header, sailed over, just by inches. That's the cruel irony called life.
15 years after he first walked out onto the international stage in Portuguese colours, Figo has taken his career a long way.
Figo played 127 matches for Portugal and scored 32 goals. Figo won the European Player of the Year award in 2000, and was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2001.
However, he will always regret the fact that he could never score even a single World Cup goal for his country.
However, as he walks off into the sunset, his team mates will surely be disappointed. It's not everyday that you have a such a player among your ranks.
So what if he didn't win it all the way.
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